Colour

#C6EC79

#C6EC79
Green
Light
Nearest: Yellow green

#C6EC79 is a green with RGB values 198, 236, 121 and HSL 80°, 75%, 70%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#C6EC79

RGBrgb(198, 236, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.7765, 0.9255, 0.4745

RGB percentages77.6%, 92.5%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(79.8, 75.2%, 70%)

HSV / HSBhsv(79.8, 48.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK16.1%, 0%, 48.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer13,036,665

CSS custom property--colour: #C6EC79;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73377WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness214.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.68:1

Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC

Inverted#391386

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F7E06Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#F2DE80no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Tritanopia#CDE3D1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.68:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 21 Light green · ΔE 21.9 Khaki · ΔE 22 Pale green · ΔE 22.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 28.8 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 30.5

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 21.05, a distinctly different colour

Hue familygreen

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9F79EC

Analogous#ECD979, #8CEC79

Triadic#79C6EC, #EC79C6

Split complementary#798CEC, #D879EC

Tetradic#79ECD9, #9F79EC, #EC798D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#ECF9D2

Lighter +10%#D9F2A6

Darker −10%#B3E64C

Darker −20%#A0DF20

Darker −30%#80B319

Darker −40%#608613

More saturated +25%#CCFF66

Less saturated −25%#C0D98C

Channel breakdown

R198

G236

B121

Red198 (77.6%)

Green236 (92.5%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue79.83°

Saturation (HSL)75.16%

Lightness70%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR C6 · G EC · B 79

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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